{"product_id":"planet-of-clay-samar-yazbek-9781642861013","title":"Planet of Clay","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATURE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe new novel \u003ci\u003ePlanet Of Clay\u003c\/i\u003e gives a haunting and unflinching look at the horrors of war - the bombing, the starvation, the fear - all seen through the eyes of Rima, a young girl with a vibrant imagination.\"--NPR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePlanet of Clay\u003c\/i\u003e is a devastating novel about human resilience and fragility in a time of war.\"--\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRima, a young girl from Damascus, longs to walk, to be free to follow the will of her feet, but instead is perpetually constrained. Rima finds refuge in a fantasy world full of colored crayons, secret planets, and The Little Prince, reciting passages of the Qur'an like a mantra as everything and everyone around her is blown to bits. Since Rima hardly ever speaks, people think she's crazy, but she is no fool--the madness is in the battered city around her. One day while taking a bus through Damascus, a soldier opens fire and her mother is killed. Rima, wounded, is taken to a military hospital before her brother leads her to the besieged area of Ghouta--where, between bombings, she writes her story. In \u003ci\u003ePlanet of Clay\u003c\/i\u003e, Samar Yazbek offers a surreal depiction of the horrors taking place in Syria, in vivid and poetic language and with a sharp eye for detail and beauty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samar Yazbek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1642861014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642861013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e World Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.95h x 4.96w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e National Book Awards - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/29\/2021\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Samar Yazbek","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053744255231,"sku":"9781642861013","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2f1ecdba-3ebb-40e8-a93c-9c88d13101d6.jpg?v=1685026023","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/planet-of-clay-samar-yazbek-9781642861013","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}